This is a 20,000 word story, prequel to the Lost and Found Series. It contains strong language, violence and adult situations. Not for readers under 18.

A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book will go to the Wounded Warrior Project.

In the harrowing prequel to The Lost and Found series, three embattled Marines must deal with their devastating physical and emotional injuries in a world that seems to have turned against them. When the rescue helicopter crashes into his convoy in Iraq, Marine First Sergeant Duncan Wilde struggles with the loss of men, his career and the use of his body. Things can't get much worse. Until his fiancée decides she has to move on with her life, and that of her unborn child by another man.Sergeant Chad Lowell knew when he went to war that it would come with a price. And it did. A young Marine under his command is killed by a landmine. Chad's left with one less leg and a mountain of recriminations. That doesn't mean he wants to be a pitied by every female he comes in contact with.Gunnery Sergeant John Palmer is furious at the hand he's been dealt. He's served his country faithfully, if not without antagonism, for many years. Now they're turning him out like a relative who has overstayed his welcome. And, since he's not even a real man anymore, maybe it is time to move on permanently. Can these wounded warriors use a friendship borne out of adversity to form a partnership rescuing others? And can they find real love in spite of their challenges?

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5 Stars!!! Amazing prequel to the Lost and Found series! My hats off to the author for this unique and long over due plot line for a military romance series!

"I sincerely believe there is a soul mate for everybody. The external package doesn't matter when it comes to the heart."~J.M. Madden

I think the author did this right, introducing us to the characters that will be featured first, without any romance in the storyline. She gives us a chance to get into their hearts and minds, allow them to heal, accept and deal with their situations before they can let anyone else in, and before their stories can believably move forward.

The writing is detailed and vivid, not easy to read at times, but also necessary to know. J.M. Madden doesn't sugar coat the injuries that these men have, nor does she go lightly describing scenes when they flashback to what brought them to where they are now. It's raw and authentic, and unfortunately the reality for too many of our men and women in the military. You will cry with them, but also laugh. She injects humor at just the right moments, to give the reader and our heroes a little comic relief.

Yes, this is heart wrenching, but not filled with doom and gloom, there are glimmers of hope. These proud men want to move forward, have a purpose in life, stand tall again, march on, and use the skills they've learned to serve the people once again. It might be from a chair or with one less limb, their gait might not be as smooth as it once was, but no matter...they will overcome whatever life has handed them...and they will do it together!

I was prepared to love this book by J.M. Madden because I have enjoyed other books by this author. I was however not prepared for the amazing story that was in front of me. This book almost reads like a true life story of 3 veterans who fight against their injuries to be assimilated back into civilian life. You want to get to know everything about them and you are rooting for their success. Character development is very well developed and the story is told with candor. You feel a personal relationship with the characters and want to cheer at every success. The characters are written in such a way that you want to continue forward with their future stories. Secondary characters give credence and reality to the story being told. Here is a book written with honesty about wounded veterans and their needs with no need to make make grandiose gestures to get you to trad it. Pure simple reality that gets the story across and you cannot put it down. I cannot wait to read the next book in the series.

What a great start to what looks like its going to be a rocking series. This is just the introduction to the 3 men during and after there time in Iraq after each has suffered severe damage to there bodies. Most of the book is while they are recovering at Walter Reed Hospital.

We meet Duncan Wilde right before his convoy is hit. He's on his last 3 month of his tour. He dreams of becoming a drill instructor and marring his girl back home. After the ambush he is left with spinal bruising and a crushing pelvis and no feeling in his legs. Not long after being in Walker Reed his fiancee breaks the news she is pregnant with another man's baby and is leaving him. He doesn't let this get him down and not long after he starts getting feeling back in his legs.

Chad Lowell lost his leg and his left arm was severely burned. He knew Duncan from the time in Iraq. He had roomed with Duncan's current roommate in the hospital and tries to engage him in conversations with him and Duncan. Chad has the love and support of a big Texas family but nothing beats the brotherhood of men that have served.

John Palmer is the angriest of the 3 men. He suffered a spinal cord injury and is paralyzed from the hips down with no chance of recovery from it. For a while you wonder if he will ever be able to get over the anger.

These three men grow close in there recovery and one by one they leave and go there separate ways. But Duncan had a plan in mind and went home to make it happen before telling the other two.

Seven months later Duncan comes to both Chad and John and hands them the papers showing they are all now partners in LNF - Lost and Found Investigative Services.

Since we start off in Iraq with Duncan and he's the first one we meet I was thinking his story would be first up. But we get a first chapter sneak peek at Embattled Hearts at the end and its John's story. After reading all of The Embattled Road and seeing the huge adjustments John has/had to make I am glad he's first up :) I am looking forward to reading these three men's stories and them getting there well deserved HEA's.

I liked the premise of this novella (and series) and was very happy with it. The novella describes the accidents that injure the three soldiers and their time spent at Walter Reed recovering. At the end of the book (this is only a spoiler if you don't know this is the beginning of a series) they decide to open up Lost and Found Investigative Services.

I came to the end of this and immediately purchased the first full book in the series, Embattled Hearts, and I plan to start on it right away. I think my only issue will be having to wait for the other two books (I'm assuming the author plans to write a book for each of the three guys).

The author did a great job of immersing us in the three guys and letting us get to know them as individuals.

Another thing I liked about this is that a portion of the proceeds from the books will go to the Wounded Warrior Project -- so I not only got a great book to read but my purchase is doing some good! Kudos to J.M. Madden.